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Common (or not so common) abbreviations
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Paultx  #352561  Wed, 18 Apr 07 05:45 PM

I think it'd be useful, specially for "EFLers" like myself, to know more of those abbreviations that are used in everyday life.

There go the ones I know, or remember now. Please, contribute.

Pro - professional
Mobo - motherboard
Spec - specification
Vet - veterinary, veteran
Stats - statistics
Rep - reputation, representative
Bot - robot
Con - convicted
  
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Clive  #352564  Wed, 18 Apr 07 05:51 PM

Hi,

This is a good idea. Howevr, I'd say the ones in red are not common in everyday, non-technical speech.

Pro - professional
Mobo - motherboard
Spec - specification
Vet - veterinary, veteran
Stats - statistics
Rep - reputation, representative
Bot - robot
Con - convicted

Best wishes, Clive
  
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nona the brit  #352567  Wed, 18 Apr 07 05:55 PM

con - I'd say con is short for convict not convicted.

mag - magazine

tele - television

bike - bicycle or motorbike
  
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Lil' Ruby Rose  #352569  Wed, 18 Apr 07 05:59 PM

phone - telephone

Con can also be short for confidence-artist or confidence trick - as in, "What a con!"
  
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Paultx  #355600  Wed, 25 Apr 07 05:31 PM

Logo - logotyoe
Memo -  memorandum
Fed - federal
BBQ - barbecue
Hubby - husband
Pic - picture
  
Pucca  #355604  Wed, 25 Apr 07 05:41 PM
 Nona The Brit wrote:
tele - television


Tele? ..what about "tv"? It sounds more "English". Is "tele" used?

Thanks in advance!Smile [:)]
  
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Lil' Ruby Rose  #355637  Wed, 25 Apr 07 06:23 PM
TV used to be primarily American and telly (or tele) was British, although TV is becoming more widely used in BrE.  Most people in my neck of the woods say telly.
  
Pucca  #355644  Wed, 25 Apr 07 06:36 PM
Thanks Lil' Ruby Rose!Big Smile [:D]
  
Paultx  #356642  Fri, 27 Apr 07 03:27 PM

Dorm - dormitory
Perm - permanent wave
Prom - promenade
Doc - doctor
Condo - condominium
Porn - pornography
Limo - limousine
Cig - cigarette
  
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